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Doctorate (Promotion) - Psychology at Philipps University of Marburg

Philipps University of Marburg, Germany

Programme overview

Dissertation projects at the Department of Psychology start with agreement on preparatory work with the supervisor (exposé, project outline, work and time plan), followed by a supervision agreement and an application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate.

Faculty: Fachbereich 04 Psychology  |  Study mode: full-time; doctoral research under supervision; German-taught or English-taught depending on supervisor  |  Intake: Rolling; no fixed intake  |  Location: Marburg, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Independent research leading to a dissertation, supervised under a written supervision agreement, with the doctoral examination (disputation) completing the procedure.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Agreement with a supervisor and an application for acceptance as a doctoral candidate with a supervision agreement. Acceptance as a doctoral candidate is applied for at the faculty and self-registration in the Marvin portal is compulsory; doctoral candidates automatically become members of the MArburg University Research Academy (MARA). The faculty doctoral regulations (Promotionsordnung) govern admission, supervision and examination.

Intake: Rolling; no fixed intake

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